Antonyms for slack off


Grammar : Verb
Spell : slak
Phonetic Transcription : slæk


Definition of slack off

Origin :
  • Old English slæc "remiss, lax, characterized by lack of energy, sluggish, indolent, languid; slow, gentle, easy," from Proto-Germanic *slakas (cf. Old Saxon slak, Old Norse slakr, Old High German slah "slack," Middle Dutch lac "fault, lack"), from PIE root *(s)leg- "to be slack" (see lax).
  • Sense of "not tight" (in reference to things) is first recorded c.1300. As an adverb from late 14c. Slack-key (1975) translates Hawaiian ki ho'alu. Slack water (n.) "time when tide is not flowing" is from 1769. Slack-handed "remiss" is from 1670s. Slack-baked "baked imperfectly, half-baked" is from 1823; figuratively from 1840.
  • As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
  • As in slack/slacken : verb do little or nothing; loosen
  • As in wane : verb diminish, lessen
  • As in bate : verb subside
  • As in peter : verb decrease
  • As in decrease : verb grow less or make less
  • As in dwindle : verb waste away; taper off
  • As in fade : verb dwindle, die out

Synonyms for slack off

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